Castles and forts in Shetland Islands
The Discover Alone map has 6 castles and forts in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Below are the 6 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Unst, Muness CastleCastle (16th Century), Formal Garden (period Unknown)(possible), Fortified House (16th Century), Lairds House (16th Century)Muness Castle stands on Unst as a sixteenth-century fortified house and lairds residence, perhaps with a formal garden…
Ness of Burgi FortFortAbout 100 BC, builders raised an excessively large stone blockhouse on a narrow Shetland promontory, leaving deliberate…
Fort CharlotteFortFort Charlotte is a fort in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Perhaps its stones still hold the shape of hands that built it…
Scalloway, Castle Street, Scalloway CastleTower House (medieval)Scalloway Castle stands on Castle Street as a medieval tower house, its stones marked by Shetland storms and forgotten…- Tonga, Blockhouse FortFortTonga, Blockhouse Fort stands in Shetland Islands, a small military marker caught between map and memory. Whether it…
- Castle HolmCastle (medieval), Causeway (medieval)Castle Holm stands as a medieval castle and causeway in Shetland Islands, Scotland. The official record defines the…